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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Essentials by Ellen Winter 2016 Hop!

Hello, and welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Winter 2016 Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today!

For my first project I used the new Up The Happy stamp set, and Up The Happy die set.

To begin I cut a piece of white cardstock and created a stripe distress lines using post-it as a guide, then sprinkled gold ink on top. Then I stamped the sentiment "the world is super lucky to have you" at the bottom of the card.

Next, I stamped the butterflies image on a white cardstock then watercolored. I also white heat embossed the butterflies as well and die-cut some of the clouds from the set.

Next, I adhered the pieces with foam tape on top of the card panel and finish it off with Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear sequins.

For my second card I used the new Bed Of Roses die-cut and Brushstroke Hello die-cut. For the leaves I used the stamp and die-cut from Mondo Hydrangea. For the sentiment I used the All Inside stamp set.

To begin, I first distress the card panel with Distress ink. Then I die-cut the Bed Of Roses 3 times this will help the die-cut to become more prominent on the card. For the leaves from Mondo Hydrangea I white heat embossed it on a vellum and die-cut with its coordinating dies. I also die-cut the Brushstroke Hello from a Kraft cardstock and distress the bottom to give it that ombre look.

The "hi, there" sentiment is white heat embossed on a black strip of cardstock.

Next, I adhered the piece on the card and added the Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear sequins to finish off the card.

Joni!!! Just fabulous cards, as usual! I already have a set of Hydrangeas on its way, and maybe a few others - just sayin' - but would adore the roses die!!! Thank you for highlighting those gorgeous Hydrangea leaves... I press them, because they truly are just so beautiful!=] Michele

Oh my gosh! Beautiful, beautiful! So much awesome inspiration, love every both of your cards because they appeal to both sides of me, lol, the mucky stamper and the tries to be clean stamper. Thank you for the fabulous blog hop and for sharing your card art with us Karen x

Wow ! The bed of roses die is so intricate - looks like lace. I love the leaves and am going to try and get my embossing powders out to try that effect. Your card is gorgeous! This release is amazing and the blog hop is quite addicting!

YOur distressed backgrounds are divine. You could have just stopped right there and the cards would be beautiful! Love both of your cards and appreciate your step by step instructions on how you did them!